Game apparatus



im 24,1939. D, c. C'UPSTID 2,145,220

GAME APPARATUS FiledJuly 19, 1957 2 sheets-sheet 1 Jan. 24, 1939, D` C, C`UpST|D- 2,145,220

y VGAME APPARATUS Filed July 19, 1957 2 sheets-sheet 2' n if Z7 yzlpsh,

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS WITBLESS I l Patented Jan.24,1939 f 2,145,2203 y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,145,220 Veinem AiPARATUs Denis o. oupstid, New Breokiena, s. o. i Application July 19, 1937-, Serial No. 154,487

1 Claim. (c1. l2te-103) i rifhe invention relates to a game apparatus and field, respectively, the latter including center, left more especially to a baseball game appliance. and right nelds, the infield being constituted by rEhe primary object of the invention is the an opening I3 formed in said board lI and this provision of an apparatus of this character, opening is the scoring zone for the -winning of 5 `wherein through the use of balls a game imitative the game played by the apparatus and imitative 5 of baseball can be played, the balls being thrown of the game of baseball. 'i at a target for scoring purposesvparticularly that Centrally'of the stand I0 following the longiin pitching for the scoring of strikes, these being tudinal axis theroei is a horizontally disposed indicative of an award or prize winning accordball retrieving trough I4-in which is arranged l ing to the highest number had, the apparatus an endless conveyor I5 supported by rollers It, l()v being of novel construction. one having its axle I'l connected with an electric Another object of the invention is the provision power unit in the form of a motor IB supported of an apparatus of this character, wherein the upon a bracket or shelf I9 xedly held outside of lthrown balls will be retrieved for the purposes of the trough I4 and in this manner the conveyor I5 l their return to a player, the apparatus in the is operated for the travel of the upper stretch ll playing of a game imitative of baseball being of the said conveyor ina forward direction. This entertaining and attractive as it lends interest forward travel of the upper stretch of the conto a player. veyor I5 carries balls 20 delivered onto the same A further object of the invention is the proafter being thrown at the target II for the revision of an apparatus of this character, which is treving of the spent balls and their deposit into 20 simple in construction, reliable and eicient in a collecting trough or receiver 2| arranged at operation, enables the trainingin the throwing of the front end of the stand and communicative a ball or balls in the playing of a game of imiwith the trough I4 at the medium of said trough tative baseball, strong, durable, and inexpensive 2|, the latter being eXtended laterally beyond to manufacture, opposite sides of this trough I4 and the location of 25 With these and other objects in View, the in- Seid trough 2l identifies the pitching station. vention consists in the features of construction, At this point the balls 20 to be thrown by a player combination and arrangement of parts as will be are acquired for such Purpose. y hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in Rearwardly of the board II is a housing 22 the accompanying drawings, which disclose the forming a trap leading into the trough I4 at its 30 preferred embodiment of the invention and bottom for balls 2B when successfully thrown pointed out in the claim hereunto appended. through the Opening I3 and this effecting e scor- In the accompanying drawings; ing for a player. The balls receivedl in the Figure l is a plan View of the apparatus ccntrap 22 gravitate onto the upper stretch of the Structed in accordance with the invention, COIlVeyOI I5 t0 be retrieved and deposited il). the 35 Figure 2 is a, Sectional View on the une 2 2 of trough 2| at the front end of the apparatus for Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows. subsequent acquiring by a player of the game in Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of thc use of the apparatus. the ball retrieving set-up of the apparatus. Arranged at one end of the trough 2| iS a Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal bOX ofce 23 Where players acquire a status as 40 sectional view through the apparatus. such for the playing of the gerne by the use of Figure 5- is a sectional view on the line 5 5 the apparatus While at the Opposite end of the of Figure 4 looking in the direction of the arrows. trough upon a pole or post 24 is Supported an Similar reference characters indicate Correelectric flare light 25 Which illuminates the bOald sponding parts throughout the several views in Il ot the Playing field Side thereof at night for 45 the drawings. the use of the apparatus at such time.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A desig- On opposite sides of the trough I4 and arnates generally the apparatus constructed in acranged for a distance thereof storting at the cordance with the invention and comprises a front face 0f the bOad Il are downwardly constand IG which is of determined length and has vergent nets 26 which serve to catch balls 20 on 50 rising therefrom a perpendicular target II in the the rebound thereof after Striking the playing form of an upwardly arched board or of partly eld I2 of the target and missing entrance circular formation having on its forward or its through the hole I3 therein whence these balls front face a striking field I2 imitative` of a basecaught by the nets 26 will gravitate into the ball diamond divided into an ineld and an outtrough E4 onto the upper stretch of the conveyor 55 this manner a border illumination of the targetx is had.

Supported by and rising from and alsdlextending laterally therefrom are panels A and 3 I, respectively, the latter carrying a visible electrically lighted enunciator forming ascoring register 32 manually operated in any suitable manner at the box oflice 23, this scoring being had by the'balls 20 when thrown-andpassing through the opening I3 and indicative of one, two and three strikes, these scorings-,entitling a player to a prize or. an award. 'Ihe panel 3l)v carries indicia. 33 indicative of prize awards on the scoring of a player when successful in the throwing of a strike or strikes. This indicia 33 is confined to a portion of the board while the other portion carries suitable indicia 34v identifying the name of the kgame to be played by the apparatus and the cost to each playerA for the use of such apparatus.

In the use of the apparatus for the playing of the game, should the balls 20 strike the target Il at any point of the outfield, there is no scoring and on a thrown ball entering the opening I 3 this effects a scoring and counts as a strike, entitling a player to a prize or an award as indicated by the indicia 33 on the panel 30. The balls 20 are thrown by hand and are aimed at the target I I for an entrance through the opening I3 therein for a successful scoring by a player.

What is claimed is:

A game apparatus comprisingv an elevating stand, a vertically disposed board extending upwardly from said stand and having a scoring opening therethrough and also provided with playing; field indicia about said opening effective as a striking Iarea and imitative of a baseball diamond; a' receiving housing rearwardly of the beard for communication through the scoring openingand having a back in confronting relation' to' the said opening, a net disposed next to the board and ,having a spread equal to the playing eld for catching-aball on the rebound thereof after striking the Yplaying field, a narrow trough protrudedl forwardly of said stand beneath the housing. and` net and. relatively narrow, and an endless movable. ball retrieving means within said trough-and commonto the net and housing, the

trough being for confining the said means to a.

narrow path and having lateral branches reversely extended therefrom at the foremost end of said trough.

DALLIS C. CUPSTID. 

